The Big False Make from the 1950's series Dragnet


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Audio/Visual: sound, BW
Keywords: Dragnet; Classic TV

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: Plotus - - July 13, 2011
Subject: The big false make
It's no good, too black and poor film quality

Reviewer: richgoup - - May 1, 2011
Subject: The big false make (Dragnet).
Season 3, episode 39.
Original air date: 27 May, 1954,
Friday begins to question a local gardener, who had been arrested for holding up a grocery store. During the interrogation Friday begins to have strong doubts about the man`s guilt, and sets out to discover why the man has confessed to a crime Friday believes he didn`t commit.
Cast: Jack Webb (Sgt. Joe Friday), Ben Alexander (Officer Frank Smith), Bob Crosson (Thomas Arthur Sanford), Bill Johnstone (Arthur Stanford), June Whitley (Alice Kenwood), Hazel Howard (Hazel Howard), George Fenneman (Announcer opening: uncredited) and Hal Gibney (Announcer closing: uncredited).
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Reviewer: uniQ - - April 13, 2011
Subject: Somewhat forgettable
Mistaken identity (hence the title) and a mentally incompetent dude who tries to prove he's not "dumb" by claiming he committed the holdup.

Comic relief in the form of a questionably scented love letter to his business address and his partner playing doctor is actually the most interesting thing about this. Who knew Poland Spring was so old? That and "Hazel Howard" being played by Hazel Howard.

Reviewer: Earlon - - February 22, 2010
Subject: A catalog site for Classic TV shows
If you like Classic TV from of the 50's, I found a catalog site that makes it easy to find and watch episodes streaming from Archive.org at:

The Classic TV Channel

There are currently over 400 individual episodes of about 30 different programs, and the site is growing day by day. Check it out!